1	A Home Networking Primer Ewing Seniornet David Shinkfield June 2006
2	You’ve seen the hype!
3	Our discussion today What is a Home network? What are the benefits of a Home network? What equipment is needed to build a Home Network? Buying any additional equipment you need Which technology (wired or wireless) is best for my Home Network Setting up your Home Network How can a wireless network be secured?
4	What is a Home network?
5	What is a Home network?
6	What is a Home network?
7	What is a Home network?
8	Our discussion today What is a Home network? What are the benefits of a Home network? What equipment is needed to build a Home Network? Buying any additional equipment you need Which technology (wired or wireless) is best for my Home Network Setting up your Home Network How can a wireless network be secured?
9	What are the benefits of a Home network? With home networking, you can: Share one Internet connection with all of the computers on the network. Share printers with all of the computers on the network. Work on files stored on any computer on the network. Use one computer to secure your entire network and protect your Internet connection. Play multiplayer games.
10	Our discussion today What is a Home network? What are the benefits of a Home network? What equipment is needed to build a Home Network? Buying any additional equipment you need Which technology (wired or wireless) is best for my Home Network Setting up your Home Network How can a wireless network be secured?
11	How it comes together
12	What equipment is needed to build a Home Network?
13	What equipment is needed to build a Home Network? Sketch out your network, showing each computer and printer. Next to each computer, note the hardware, such as modems and network adapters, installed on each computer. Determine the type of network adapters, if any, you need for your network Make a list of hardware that you need to buy.
14	What equipment is needed to build a Home Network? If you have a dial up connection, you will already have the modem installed in your computer All recent computers will have Network Adapters already installed If you have broadband (Verizon or Comcast), you will already have a modem Also, Verizon provides the router and cables with their DSL or FIOS broadband connection
15	Our discussion today What is a Home network? What are the benefits of a Home network? What equipment is needed to build a Home Network? Buying any additional equipment you need Which technology (wired or wireless) is best for my Home Network Setting up your Home Network How can a wireless network be secured?
16	Buying any additional equipment you need
17	Routers Wireless routers have different “speeds” – B, G or A B is an older specification. It is slow and routers with wireless B are very inexpensive G is the current specification. A is primarily for business Match your router to your laptop
18	How it comes together
19	Our discussion today What is a Home network? What are the benefits of a Home network? What equipment is needed to build a Home Network? Buying any additional equipment you need Which technology (wired or wireless) is best for my Home Network Setting up your Home Network How can a wireless network be secured?
20	Wired or wireless Wired Pluses Easier to set up Perhaps more secure? Routers less expensive Wired Minuses The cabling Wireless Pluses Works all over the house Friends can easily connect – with your permission Wireless Minuses Needs more security settings
21	Our discussion today What is a Home network? What are the benefits of a Home network? What equipment is needed to build a Home Network? Buying any additional equipment you need Which technology (wired or wireless) is best for my Home Network Setting up your Home Network How can a wireless network be secured?
22	Setting up your Home Network
23	Setting up your Home Network Connect ONLY the first wired computer to the Router and the Router to the Modem Access the Router and set the connection method. Verizon DSL uses PPPOE. You will need your user ID and password
24	Router security
25	Setting up your Home Network Next, Click “Start” and “My Network Places” Under Network Tasks on the left, select “Set up a home or small office network” Follow the Wizard, and write down the settings
26	Setting up your Home Network
27	Setting up your Home Network
28	Setting up your Home Network
29	Setting up your Home Network
30	Setting up your Home Network
31	Setting up your Home Network
32	Setting up your Home Network
33	Setting up your Home Network
34	Setting up your Home Network When the first computer connects to the Internet, connect the second computer, and run the appropriate Wizard For wired computers - “Set up a home or small office network” For wireless computers – “Set up a wireless network for home or small office” When both computers connect to the Internet, set up Security Settings and File and Printer Sharing
35	Our discussion today What is a Home network? What are the benefits of a Home network? What equipment is needed to build a Home Network? Buying any additional equipment you need Which technology (wired or wireless) is best for my Home Network Setting up your Home Network How can a wireless network be secured?
36	How can a wireless network be secured? Computer security Router security Wireless Security Sharing printers and files
37	Computer security Make sure that you have all the latest Microsoft patches installed. Make sure that your Virus protection is installed and that it is regularly updated Install a good software firewall Check status with Windows Security Center
38	Windows Security Center
39	Computer security Make sure that you have all the latest Microsoft patches installed. Make sure that your Virus protection is installed and that it is regularly updated Install a good software firewall Check status with Windows Security Center
40	Router security
41	Router security The router comes with a set up screen, which you access using 192.168.1.1 in the address bar of your browser, and then entering a password
42	Router security The default passwords for routers are well known - mine was Admin. You need to change this to something that will prevent someone accessing your network from gaining access to the settings.
43	Router security
44	Router security You can only set up the Router through a computer that is connected to the Router by a wire. Once the Router is set, the computer can be unplugged and used wirelessly if necessary.
45	Wireless Security The key requirement for wireless security is to stop others from accessing your network. Have a hardware firewall in addition to your software firewall Encrypt all data traffic between the wireless computer and the router Protect that encryption with network names and passwords Prevent the network broadcasting its name to the world Only authorize access to named computers
46	Wireless Security Your Router should include an SPI and NAT firewall. Make sure that it is turned on
47	Wireless Security Give a name for the network. This is the SSID.
48	Wireless Security Set the Security Mode to WPA or better yet, WPA2. Set WPA Algorithms to TKIP Set the WPA Shared Key.
49	Wireless Security Finally, only authorize access to named computers Set a MAC Filter for all computers using the wireless network. Each computer has a unique identification number called the MAC Address.
50	Wireless Security Finding the MAC Address Go to Start, and then Run.
51	Wireless Security Finding the MAC Address Type CMD in the box and a window will open.
52	Wireless Security Finding the MAC Address At the flashing cursor, type ipconfig/all and hit Enter. You will see information including Physical Address in the form of 00-01-AX-B3-DY-71
53	Wireless Security Finding the MAC Address
54	Wireless Security Finding the MAC Address Now back to the Router
55	Wireless Security Finding the MAC Address
56	Wireless Security The final step in the process is to make sure that you set up identical settings on the laptop or wireless computer the same Mode, the same SSID and the same shared key
57	Sharing printers and files If you plan to access files or a printer between computers, you will need to allow Sharing for the Printer and the appropriate folders
58	Sharing printers and files Check “Share the printer” Give the shared printer a descriptive name
59	Sharing printers and files
60	Sharing printers and files If you share folders, you will need to tell Zone Alarm that to allow the access.
61	Sharing printers and files Select the Zone tab at the top. Click Add Select IP Range. Enter a range such as 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.103
62	Now it all works!!